The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait : religion, identity, and otherness in the analysis of war and conflict /

The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait : religion, identity, and otherness in the analysis of war and conflict /

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Author / Creator:	Hassan, Hamdi A.
Imprint:	London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 1999.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 278 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Critical Studies on Islam Ser. Critical Studies on Islam Ser.
Subject:	Persian Gulf War, 1991. Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991. Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Causes. Panarabism. Diplomatic relations. Panarabism. Politics and government War -- Causes. Persian Gulf Region -- Politics and government. Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Kuwait. Kuwait -- Foreign relations -- Iraq. Kuwait -- History -- 1990-91. Middle East -- History -- 1990-91. Kuwait -- History -- 1991. Iraq. Kuwait. Middle East. Middle East -- Persian Gulf Region. Electronic book. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117022

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ISBN:	9781849640374 1849640378 0585426341 9780585426341 0745314163 9780745314167 0745314163 9780745314167 0745314112 9780745314112 0745314112 9780745314112
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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	The purpose of this book is to understand and explain the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: to understand the motivation of the Iraqi polity, and the conditions, in particular the Arabic discourse, which accelerated and facilitated the decision. Western accounts of the invasion have tended to ignore the Arabic discourse, despite the facts that this was the actors' world view. Much of the literature has tended to focus on Saddam Hussein's personality and leadership, demonizing the man, and few have viewed the invasion more calmly through the social and political context of history and political science. Few have examined the Sate, outside pressures, the impact of history, the exposure to colonialism which would have provided a balanced view, as this book attempts to do. During the Gulf crisis the literature and media coverage linked the behaviour of Arab political leaders directly to Islamic theology, as if this alone was enough to explain the invasion. This book discusses three perspectives. Firstly, the realist perspective of "Realpolitik": how Saddam Hussein reasoned and calculated the various alternatives, including the US's and Israel's intentions; the miscalculated response of the other Arab States, the Pan Arab framework; and the unprecedented support from grass roots and main-stream Arabs as the Iraq leadership introduced itself as the champion of the common Arab Nation. Secondly, the institutionalist perspective: the Iraqi domestic environment and its crisis of legitimacy, which disposed the regime to violent foreign behaviour; the social structure of Iraqi society, families, clans and regional alliances; and the modern political structure of the society, and of Ba'athism. Thirdly, the sociological perspective: the relating of the identity of Arabism (mainly the religion and language, which is associated closely with the Pan Arabist ideals) to foreign policy behaviour, as an additional explanation of the invasion. -- Publisher description.
Other form:	Print version: Hassan, Hamdi A. Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 1999 0745314163
Standard no.:	9780745314167 9780745314112

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Summary:	Focusing on the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Hamdi Hassan offers a balanced examination of the motivation of the Iraqi polity and the conditions which accelerated and facilitated the decision to invade.<br> <br> <br> <br> Critical of the traditional approach of most Middle East studies, The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait offers a counterpoint to Western interpretations of this key event in the contemporary history of the Middle East.<br> <br> <br> <br> Hassan examines how Saddam Hussein assessed and responded to American and Israeli intentions after the invasion, the reaction of other Arab states, and the unprecedented grassroots support for the Iraqi leadership. In this context, the author examines the social structure of Iraqi society - families, clans and regional alliances - and the importance of Ba'athism. Hassan also examines the political structure of the country, relating the identity of Arabism - the religion and language which is associated closely with the Pan Arabist ideals - to Iraqi foreign policy.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 278 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index.
ISBN:	9781849640374 1849640378 0585426341 9780585426341 0745314163 9780745314167 0745314112 9780745314112